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I live in Colorado and I was laughing my ass off the whole time just watching the Donkeys get killed. But I think the best part was going to school wearing my Raider gear and look at all the sad Donkeys fans. Best day of my life.

Bush was part of the same Oakland draft class as Russell and developed a strong bond with the much-maligned quarterback.

"A lot of people gave him a bad rap after his stint in Oakland. He wasn't put in good situations to become a good player," Bush said of Russell. "We had different coordinators. The line was changing every day. The receivers were changing. Me and him hung out," Bush said. "I would go to his crib and we'd play basketball together.

He just had a lot going on around him. But I still talk to him now. He's grown up a lot, changed. To my knowledge, he's been working out and doing good."

(Randy's comment...."Alright! I was just gonna post this and found you did my work for me! I love it!")

No problem Randy! I don't mind contributing to this great raider nation website and urge everyone to do the same. I been sharing also each raidernation podcast show on my facebook page for almost a year now too.

The Wheelhouse with John Lund & Greg Papa interviewed Hue Jackson to tell his side of the Kaepernick story.

The former head coach of the Raiders and current assistant with the Bengals recalls the 2011 NFL draft and how close the Raiders came to getting Colin Kaepernick. He talks about how things would have been different if Kap would have been in Silver and Black and looks back on his time with Oakland.

Palmer will do fine in Az, hell he may evn do really well in Az but really, who cares? The Raiders move on, as they should, with an attempt to get the same or better production out of a younger guy. Whether it's Flynn or Pryor, doesn't matter, new regime they just need to move on.

Same as last year, I stil feel the O is good for 20 - 25 pts a game, we just need something, anything, out of the D to balance it out and keep us competitive.

McClain’s time with Ravens could be ending, quicklyProFootballTalk.comMcClain could be cut by the Ravens if they gave him a "one strike and you're out" deal. If he goes on wavers and no other team wants to give him a 3rd chance, he could be out of the league after 3 seasons.

I don't know what JaMarcus Russell's personal trainers are using to calculate his body fat percentage, but this online BMI "Body Mass Index" calculator (link below) comes up with a slightly different answer.

Type in his height (6 feet 6 inches), weight (288 lbs), then click "Compute BMI".....and you'll get 33.3% body fat. Between 25-30% is considered "overweight". Above 30% is considered "obese". Oh, but he's only 15%....I forgot.

To be fair, the most accurate method is to weigh you in a tank of water. Otherwise, just using height and weight, there's no way of knowing how much of your weight is muscle and how much is fat. But still, I kind of doubt he's 15% body fat, even in a tank. Or on the moon!

Stadium fans get look into locker rooms - "Enhancing the Fan Experience"By BARRY WILNER, AP Pro Football WriterHey, NFL fans, here's a new view for you at the stadium: the locker rooms.

The NFL has ordered all teams to have cameras in their locker rooms next season, with video shown only on stadium scoreboards. It's part of Commissioner Roger Goodell's initiative for "enhancing the fan experience in our stadiums."

The videos will be available on team apps as well.

Each team will operate the cameras and will determine what is shown on the video boards and apps. The Cowboys already have been making such videos available to fans.

"Our philosophy is to always look for ways to improve," Goodell has said...

I lost 66 pounds in 10 months as part of my 2012 New Years resolution, surprised a guy that big cant shed more.

losing the weight is the easier part. can he study? can he stay awake during meetings? can he read defenses? can he not have his passes sail high so his receivers don't get killed reaching for them? this is all being hyped like some rocky comeback or karate kid bullshit. russell can wax on and wax off all he wants, but he showed absolutely zero leadership and the video doesn't show that being addressed at all. and those fierce looks when he's lifting weights ... where was that when he played for the raiders? he never looked that interested in anything, except maybe the skittles hidden in his pants.